Jerusalem

===Airport===

In the past, Jerusalem was also served by the local [[Atarot Airport|Jerusalem International Airport]], locally known as Atarot Airport. It was the first airport built in the British Mandate of Palestine. Palestinians considered the Atarot Airport as a "symbol of Palestinian sovereignty".<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 December 2021 |title=PA: Jerusalem airport symbol of Palestinian sovereignty |url=https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/pa-jerusalem-airport-symbol-of-palestinian-sovereignty-687548 |access-date=22 February 2024 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en}}</ref> The airport falls beyond Green Line. After 1948 war, it came under control of Jordan. Following the Six Day War of 1967, the airport came under control of Israel.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Jerusalem's Posh Airport Had Direct Flights to Iran. This Is What It Looks Like Today |url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2021-04-20/ty-article-magazine/jerusalems-posh-airport-now-home-to-weeds-heres-what-it-looks-like/0000017f-dc18-df9c-a17f-fe18f1dd0000 |access-date=22 February 2024 |work=Haaretz |language=en}}</ref> With increase of violence in the [[second intifada]], Atarot Airport ceased operation in 2000. Today Jerusalem is served by [[Ben Gurion Airport]], some {{cvt|50|km|mi|-1|abbr=off}} northwest of the Jerusalem, on the route to Tel Aviv. The [[Tel Aviv–Jerusalem railway]] runs non-stop from [[Jerusalem–Yitzhak Navon railway station]] to the airport and began operation in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |date=25 August 2018 |title=Jerusalem's new high-speed train starts regular trips to Ben Gurion Airport |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/jerusalems-new-high-speed-train-starts-regular-trips-to-ben-gurion-airport/ |access-date=1 June 2019 |website=The Times of Israel}}</ref>

Australian businessman [[Kevin Bermeister]] proposed a masterplan of Jerusalem, which also includes the development of an airport for Jerusalem in the [[Jordan Valley]], near [[Jericho]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Sanders |first1=Edmund |last2=Times |first2=Los Angeles |date=31 August 2012 |title=Investor Kevin Bermeister has big plans for Jerusalem, West Bank |url=https://www.latimes.com/world/la-xpm-2012-aug-31-la-fg-israel-bermeister-qa-20120901-story.html |access-date=22 February 2024 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> The airport is sought to be a joint Israeli-Palestinian airport. Palestinian Prime Minister [[Mohammad Shtayyeh]] have also appealed to Israeli authorities to redevelop the airport.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 August 2022 |title=Israel's Ramon Airport to open for Palestinian passengers - report |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-713876 |access-date=22 February 2024 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2021, the Israeli government planned to redevelop Atarot Airport as a joint Israeli–Palestinian airport.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 December 2021 |title=A New Airport Is Being Proposed to Serve Both Israel and the Palestinian Authority |url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/israeli-palestinian-airport |access-date=22 February 2024 |website=Architectural Digest |language=en-US}}</ref> The new Atarot Airport will include two separate Israeli and Palestinian terminals.